Different Dates and Places of the Cry
Guillermo Masangkay Account
Pio Valenzuela Account
Other related Questions A
Other related Questions B
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He was a Guardia Civil who determined that the cry occurred on August 25, 1896 in Balintawak.

Lt. Olegario Diaz

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On August 26, a big meeting was held in Balintawak at the house of ____. 

Apolonio Samson

1

How many members of the Katipunan were at the yard of Apolonio Samson on August 22,1896?

500 Katipuneros

1

What did the journalists call the event that they saw as the start of the Philippine rebellion in August 1896? (Spanish Phrase)

El Grito de Rebellion

1

He pointed out the fact that Andres Bonifacio tore the cedula in front of the Katipuneros.

Teodoro Agoncillo

2

On August 24, 1896, he put the Cry in Bahay Toro in Quezon City. He was also the Son of the Magdiwang Faction Leader in Cavite

Santiago Alvarez

2

Who convened the meeting in Balintawak at 9:00 a.m. on August 26, 1896, and who also served as secretary?

Andres Bonifacio started the meeting

Emilio Jacinto as secretary

2

Where did the meeting take place in Pugad Lawin?

At the house, store house, and the yard of Juan Ramos the son of Melchora Aquino

2

After the failure of Biak-na-bato, General Emilio Aguinaldo commissioned this to inspire Filipinos.

Himno de Balintawak

2

When do they commemorate the Balintawak Cry?

August 26

3

He was a Katipunero and a privy who wrote an account that the Cry happened in Pugad Lawin.

Pio Valenzuela

3

What was the purpose of the meeting? 

To discuss when will the uprising take place.

3

How many Katipuneros are there in Pugad Lawin?

1000 Katipuneros

3

Where was the monument to the Heroes in 1896 erected?

At the Intersection of Epifanio de los Santos (EDSA) Avenue and Andres Bonifacio Drive -North Diversion Road

3

He was the Magdiwang Faction Leader in Cavite

Mariano Alvarez

4

What are the claims of historians Gregorio Zaide and Teodoro Agoncillo regarding the location and date of the cry?

Zaide - Balintawak (August 26, 1896) 

Agoncillo - Pugad Lawin (August 23, 1896)

4

What were the decisions of Teodoro Plata, Brico Pantas, and Pio Valenzuela on the said meeting in Balintawak?

They opposed for starting the revolution too early. 

4

What was the designated date of the Rebellion according to the meeting in Valenzuela's account?

August 29,1896
4

What makes this event so controversial?

The controversy surrounding this event stems from the determination of the date and location of the Cry.

4

What might be the reason why there is an ongoing inconsistency in the location of the first cry?

Bonifacio and the Katipunan kept on transferring from one place to another to avoid being located by the Spanish Government.

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What did historians Milagros Guerrero, Emmanuel Encarnacion, and Ramon Villegas discover about the location and date of the cry?

In Tandang Sora's Barn in Gulod, Barangay Banlat, Quezon City on August 24, 1896

5

What did Bonifacio do after learning that he is about to lose in their discussion about the rebellion? 

He appealed to the people who are waiting in a fiery speech.

5

Why is Valenzuela's account considered as a red-Flag?

He told a Spanish investigator that the cry happened in Balintawak Wednesday, August 26,1896 but he wrote in his Memoirs of the Revolution that it happened at Pugad Lawin on 23 August 1896.

5

What makes the Cry of Balintawak or Pugad Lawin incident relevant to the Country today?

It marked the start of the Philippine Revolution in 1896 which eventually led to the Independence of the country in 1898.

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What is considered by the Filipinos a proof that they are ready to revolt against the Spanish government?

Destroying the Cedulas